Principal or Sr. Principal Flight Control Actuation System (FCAS) Engineer

Northrop Grumman•El Segundo, CA

55d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal or Sr. Principal Flight Control Actuation System (FCAS) Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA. The selected candidate will support the flight control actuation system (FCAS) design and analysis needs of unclassified and classified programs. The engineer will work independently and collaborate across multiple teams to deliver quality solutions. The role is dynamic as members of the team handle a broad range of activities across multiple phases of the program to include development, production, and operational support.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and 5 years of relevant experience; OR a Master's Degree in a related STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM discipline with 1 year of relevant experience (for Principal)
Bachelors Degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and 8 years of relevant experience; OR a Master's Degree in a related STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM discipline with 4 years of relevant experience (for Sr. Principal)
Demonstrated experience with avionics development or background in electronics engineering
Experience with subsystem integration and developing/maintaining Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
Experience with requirements management and verification practices
Experience developing, testing, and integrating Flight Control Actuation Systems
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Experience with supplier management; technical artifact review and adjudication as part of development activities
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP).

Nice To Haves

Experience with system checkout and troubleshooting practices
Active US Government Secret (or equivalent) security clearance or higher
Comprehensive knowledge of flight control actuation systems
Experience with system redundancy and associated safety analysis
Experience performing system-level design/troubleshooting
Experience with motor controller software in flight critical systems
Experience with Safety of Flight (SoF) and/or airworthiness certification testing and artifact generation
Experience with Agile design teams and tools (Atlassian)
Understanding of Systems Engineering Principles and Model Based Systems Engineering tools (MBSE) with a practical focus for relevant use cases in propulsion integration.

Responsibilities

Integrate avionics hardware, accounting for hardware capabilities/limitations, defining interfaces, and incorporating required redundancy.
Support proposal development, technical planning, verification & validation, cost & risk analysis, and trade studies.
Perform project planning to determine program requirements and develop plans for program execution
Interface with external FCAS suppliers and manage external FCAS supplier activities
Develop and present materials for internal and external program related briefings
Interact with key cross-discipline stakeholders to achieve program objectives in a timely manner
Perform technical and ICD writing, task planning, and technical peer reviews
Work on complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative
Collaborate and execute on long-range goals and objectives.
Develop advanced technological ideas and guide development into a final product.